Experienced
welding engineering personnel endeavour to provide economic solutions to industrial
fabrication or welding issues. Our consulting services are aimed at generating
productivity, quality and safety improvements. All aspects of fabrication and
welding operations from initial feasibility studies through to final inspection
can be supported.
We aim to ensure that fabrication and welding operations
are managed and controlled with the minimum of unplanned events. We have considerable
experience of fast-track projects where welding activities have to be co-ordinated
to meet strict project schedules. Project requirements can be rapidly assessed
and all necessary control procedures, weld procedure and welder qualification
requirements prepared and co-ordinated.
All aspects of fabrication and
welding operations are managed by Chartered Welding Engineers qualified to European
Welding Engineer and International Welding Engineer status.
The case
studies page provides an outline of previous assignments.
Consulting
services terms and conditions page.
Consulting services
include:
Auditing main contractor and sub contractor quality
systems to establish conformity with BS EN ISO 3834 or other related specifications.
Auditing of sub contractors capabilities, facilities, resources and systems
can be completed prior to contract award to determine suitability.
Capital
Expenditure Justifications, technical evaluations together with a financial
analysis of the options available can be prepared for any proposed equipment procurement
and installation.
Diversification into alternative industrial
sectors, companies tend to operate within a single industrial sector or specialise
in providing a certain product, product range or client. This strategy can create
lead to continuity problems and can result in excess capacity.
Alternative
industrial sectors that could be supplied together with potential entry barriers
can be identified.
An audit and review of existing capabilities, facilities,
resources and systems is completed. Improvements necessary to facilitate market
entry are identified and proposals presented. Improvements to existing capabilities,
resources and systems are prepared, introduced and implemented to facilitate market
entry. More>>
Document Reviews
of all quality procedures and technical reports can be completed to confirm suitability
for particular applications or compliance with project specifications including:
heat treatment procedures, method statements, non destructive examination procedures,
quality plans, quality procedures, weld procedures and welder qualification certification.
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Economic Evaluations
of current fabrication and welding costs can be completed and compared with proposed
alternatives.
Estimating of fabrication and welding costs
from bills of materials and drawings can be prepared.
European
and International Welding Engineer Availability certain projects may require
engineers qualified to European and International Welding Engineer status. Chartered
Welding Engineers qualified to European Welding Engineer and International Welding
Engineer status are available enabling businesses to comply with project requirements.
Fabrication Specifications can be prepared or reviewed
to establish the necessary controls, sequencing and scheduling have been addressed.
Failure Analysis of components and welded connections can be evaluated
to assess the cause of failure. Design proposals can be provided to prevent a
failure recurring. The optimum repair methods can be assessed and proposals prepared.
FEED Study development and support for construction, fabrication
and welding operations can be provided.
Heat Treatment
can be prepared or reviewed to establish specification compliance.
ISO
3834 Compliance (Comprehensive) assessment can be completed to establish conformity
or identify any shortfalls in existing welding quality systems. BS EN ISO 3834
identifies three quality levels Part 2 (comprehensive), Part 3 (basic) and Part
4 (elementary). Companies are advised the most suitable quality category for their
operations, all the requirements can be provided to enable businesses to comply
with the applicable BS EN ISO 3834 quality category.
Material
Performance and Selection reports can be prepared for service in industrial
processing environments.
Material Specifications can be
prepared or reviewed to establish specification compliance.
Material
Weldability evaluations can be completed using full scale pipeline and structural
materials. All aspects of weldability trials can be co-ordinated including welding,
non destructive examination, corrosion testing, mechanical testing and compiling
final detailed certification records.
Mechanical and Corrosion
Testing is available in conjunction with the UKAS accredited laboratory MIS.
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Metallurgical support
for construction, fabrication and welding operations can be provided.
Method
Statements can be prepared or reviewed to establish specification compliance.
Mentoring can be used to ensure that production personnel
understand the need for weld procedures to be adhered to. An experienced engineer
works with production personnel and supervisors to explain and demonstrate weld
procedure requirements. The reasons for preheating, weld parameter and other restrictions
are identified and assistance with implementation is completed. In addition to
this mentoring can be tailored to specific applications, this can include assistance
with the introduction of specific welding processes or alternative production
operations.
Pipeline Welding operations can be supported
from initial tender stages through to final inspection activities. Pipeline weld
procedures can be prepared and qualified to ensure compliance with project specifications.
We are experienced in welding process and consumables selection for pipeline construction.
This experience includes: cellulosic, low hydrogen, and low hydrogen vertical
down consumables and mechanised FCAW and narrow gap automatic welding processes.
Productivity Issues an audit of the existing processes
can be completed to identify inefficient practices found in existing fabrication
and welding operations. Investigate existing layouts, consumables, diagnose parameters
and processes to ensure optimum productivity. Simplified layouts, workflows &
manufacturing operations can be developed and introduced. Automated or mechanised
welding processes can be developed and introduced to optimise productivity, profitability,
repeatability and quality.
Post Weld Heat Treatment can
be prepared or reviewed to establish whether the applicable requirements for particular
applications are included.
Repair Welding Analysis can
be completed to propose the optimum repair method. All aspects of repair welding
can be managed and co-ordinated including initial failure analysis, procedure
development, heat treatment, method statements through to final inspection.
Responsible
Welding Co-ordination certain projects may require a named authorised Welding
Co-ordinator or a European Welding Engineer. Chartered Welding Engineers qualified
to European Welding Engineer and International Welding Engineer status are available
enabling businesses to comply with project requirements.
Robotic
Welding training courses are available in conjunction with WWA . More>>
Quality
Problems can be analysed and investigated to locate the causes and provide
recommendations.
Supplier Selection & Development can be
completed prior to contract award to determine suitability. An audit and review
of suppliers existing capabilities, resources and systems is completed and analysed
for potential or ongoing suitability. Improvements necessary to bring suppliers
in line with the supply chain requirements are identified and proposals presented.
Suppliers can be developed by identifying areas where improvements to supplier
controls, reporting, systems and quality targets could be introduced and implemented
in line with supply chain requirements.
Technical Support
at meetings can be arranged to provide technical representation regarding fabrication
or welding issues.
Training courses are available including
metallurgy, fabrication, inspection, non destructive examination and welding technology.
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Weld Defect Analysis
can be completed to locate the cause of weld defects and provide proposals to
eliminate occurrences.
Weld Design drawings of existing
or new components can be reviewed to establish improvements resulting in reduced
manufacturing costs. Feasibility studies and prototype designs can be evaluated
to establish the most economic fabrication and joining processes. Design for manufacture
strategies can be implemented.
Weld Failure Investigations
can be completed to locate the cause of failure and provide proposals to minimise
the risk of a future occurrence.
Weld Procedure Development
can be completed to improve operating parameters, process conditions, productivity
or final mechanical properties for specific applications. An audit of existing
processes can be completed to identify inefficient practices and provide operating
solutions. Alternative consumables, processes, parameters and weld procedures
can be introduced to increase productivity, quality and safety.
Weld
Procedure Qualification completed in accordance with any American, European
or International standards including: API 1104, AWS DI.I, ASME IX, ANSI B31.1,
ANSI B31.3, BNFL Spec.Tech.A.0339_1, BS 1140, BS 4515, BS EN ISO 14555, BS EN
ISO 15614-1 & DNV OS F101.
Weld procedures can be completed in conjunction
with a Notified Body to confirm compliance with the Pressure Equipment Directive
(PED) if required. More>>
Weld
Procedures can be prepared or reviewed to verify code or specification compliance.
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Welder Qualifications
completed in accordance with any American, European or International standards
including: API 1104, AWS DI.I, ASME IX, ANSI B31.1, ANSI B31.3, BNFL Spec.Tech.A.0339_1,
BS 4515, BS 4872, BS EN 287-1, BS EN 1418, ISO 14732 and DNV OS F101.
Welder
qualifications can be completed in conjunction with a Notified Body to confirm
compliance with the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) if required.
Assistance
with welder qualification certification prolongation and associated updates can
be provided. More>>
Welder Qualification
Certificates can be prepared or reviewed to verify code or specification compliance.
Welding Consumable Selection & Evaluation can be completed
to ensure that the optimum welding consumables for the application have been selected.
Alternative higher productivity consumables may be proposed to provide increased
productivity and quality improvements.
Welding Engineering
services from initial tender review, procedure qualification through to final
inspection are available to support businesses in complying with project specifications.
A technical review of specifications and designs can be completed at enquiry
stage to identify potential fabrication or welding issues. Attendance at meetings
can be arranged to provide technical representation regarding fabrication or welding
issues.
Feasibility studies can be completed to review existing welding
and fabrication methods and recommend alternative solutions aimed at improving
productivity, quality and safety.
In addition full technical support is
provided regarding weld joint design, weld consumable and weld process selection.
Weld procedures and welders can be developed and qualified for welding all ferrous
and non ferrous materials.
Welding Parameters can be reviewed
to ensure that the optimum welding conditions are being applied. Alternative higher
productivity welding parameters may be developed leading to improvements in profitability,
repeatability, quality and safety.
Calibrated portable arc monitors (PAMS)
and operators to record and verify weld procedure or production welding parameters
on site are available.
Welding Procedure Packages can be
prepared or reviewed to establish specification compliance.
Welding
Process Selection & Evaluation can be completed to ensure that the optimum
welding process for the application has been selected. Alternative higher productivity
welding processes may be developed leading to improvements in profitability, repeatability,
quality and safety.
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